Henry Presses Probe Into McAdoo Charges
Washington. Representative Henry urged an investigation into Secretary McAdoo s claim that New York bankers organized a campaign to depress prices of 2 percent government bonds. Chairman Glass declined to divert from the currency bill as Weeks demanded public evidence supporting the charges.
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McAdoo
New York
Henry
House Banking Committee
Glass
Weeks
Massachusetts
Senate Committee On Banking and Currency
Decatur Council Defers Final Action on Street Paving
Decatur council postpones decision on proposed paving of Walput Cain Line Vine and Davis streets after hearing protests filed with City Clerk E W Collier and read by Mayor Stoggs. The board adjourned to executive session to discuss the city’s financial conditions.
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Cain
Line
Vine
Davis
E. W. Collier
Stoggs
Muller
Cain Street
Railroad Street
Suspected Hose Thief Arrested in Decatur Case
Oscar Schull, described as a 4 negro, was arrested by Chief White at Hall Stave Mill on suspicion of stealing multiple garden hoses in the Decaturs over the past month. Officer Bell spotted him with a sack, pursued, and captured him in Decatur. He is described as of very bad character.
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Oscar Schull
White
Hall Stave
Schull
Decatur
Blagie
WEWSOOY RUNS OFF THE TRACK NEAR GEMETARY
A Newsboy spurred a switch near the cemetery early this morning, causing WEWSOOY to derail and run several hundred feet on the rails. The engine was returned to the track and services were delayed up to forty minutes.
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Wewsooy
Gemetary
Heat Wave Grips West Deaths Warm Temperatures Rise
Reports from Cleveland Chicago and Kansas City describe severe heat with deaths and prostrations in Cleveland with 88 degree official high, Chicago recording 90 degrees and Kansas experiencing a heat wave and drought driven water famine with thermometers at 100 degrees or more.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Kansas
Postal savings service extension announced for September
Washington notes the Postal Savings Service will be the rule in all presidential post offices starting September 2. One first class, 14 second class, and 160 third class offices will be added as depositaries under Postmaster General Burleson. New York and several states list designated offices for the service.
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Stanley
Willsboro
Connecticut
Berlin
Lyme
N. Grosvenordale
New Jersey
High Bridge
Far Hille
Keasbey
Hawthorn and Lindel
Pennsylvania
Agspinwall
Chaltontenham
Cheswick
Conemaugh
Daisy Town
Norwich
Sand Patch
Trolleys whirl for the first time in Panama
Opening of the Panama Electric Tramways will become a holiday with the first ride by President Porrag and Panama officials. The 10 mile line crosses the border three times serving Ancon Balboa La Boca and Sabanas. The new electric cars connect Panama City with the Canal Zone and Balboa terminus.
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Cg, Z
Panama Electric Tramways
Porrag
Republic of Panama
Supreme Court
Canal Zone
United States
America
Ancon
Balboa
la Boca
Sabanas
Pacific Ocean
National Palace
Pacific
Panamas Canal
Vanderbilt aids buy her auto hurt
Mrs Elsie French Vanderbilt held the four year old Edward Connell in her lap after his head was struck by her heavy touring car on John Street Newport. The child suffered a concussion and was taken to Newport Hospital where he is on the dangerous list.
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Newport
R. L
John Street
Elsie French Vanderbilt
Edward Connell
John Flynn
Equal Suffrage Article Sparks Senate Outcry
Washington July 30 Senator Gallinger Works Bristow and Thomas condemned Dr Albert Taylor Bledsoe article insulting northern women for supporting equal suffrage The article was withdrawn from the Congressional Record at Senator Tillmans request and all references were struck out Tillman said he had not read the whole piece and meant no offence
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Washington
Albert Taylor Bledaoe
Congressional Record
Tillman
Gallinger
Works
Bristow
Thomas
Senator Bristow
Water melons grown here on our streets today
The first load of country water melons was seen on our streets today. Home grown melons compare most favorably with the shipped ones.
Death of John Cowles in Columbia remembered by community
John Cowles died last night in Columbia, D C. The remains will be buried in Eaton, Georgia. He was father of Mrs H B Roberts of this city and left here about twenty years ago. The deceased was a Methodist church member and is fondly remembered by many old friends locally.
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John
Cowles
Columbia
D. C
Eaton
H. 8. Roberts
Methodist Church
Personal notices requested by The Decatur Daily readers
The Decatur Daily invites readers to call and request personal mentions of visitors and departures. List any name whether common or grand, and provide contact numbers 386 w or 46 New Decatur for city wide notices.
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van Astor Smith
Jones
Decatur
Decaturs
Era of Great Hotels Prompts Bold Constructions Worldwide
The piece notes travelers sketches of the Astor House and other historic hotels, highlighting a global era of grand, lavish hotels. It cites plans for new New York and London buildings aimed at housing a nation and an empire, with interiors and conveniences set to eclipse existing hotels.
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Astor House
America
Astor
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Tremont House
Boston
Chicago
Lindell
St. Louis
Old Planters
London
Broadway
Forty-fourth
Forty-fifth Streets
Constitution Hill
Hyde Park
Camp Electric Company Expands Line of Electric Fixtures
The Camp Electric Company at 208 Johnson Street has purchased a premier line of electric fixtures. They can supply cottages or mansions and promise competitive prices. Significant funds have been invested, and customers are urged to visit Camp before making decisions.
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Camp Electric Company
Johnson Street
Pilgrims Finish Walk to London Demanding Vote
London July 30 suffragist pilgrimage culminated in Hyde Park with a massive demonstration the largest of its kind. Nineteen platforms carried speakers as a resolution for women’s suffrage was carried amid high excitement. Miss Sylvia Pankhurst addressed Trafalgar Square after disguising herself. she later faced arrest while others were freed on bail.
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Woman's Suffrage
Trafalga
Sylvia Pankhurst
Holloway
Nelson
Downing Street
Whitehall
Miss Pankhurst
Holoway
Governor Ferris to Act as Strike Solver
Calumet Michigan July 30 Governor Ferris offers to bring five mine workers and five striking miners to Lansing to seek resolution. General P L Abbey commands state troops as 15 000 idle miners face a week of disruption. Reports describe fights near the Superior mine with arrests and severe injuries.
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Ferris
Lansing
Superior
Mid-Summer Sales Begin Tomorrow Morning
A local notice promotes sales at Chandler's and Spielberger's with promises of happiness and abundance for shoppers. It urges residents to visit tomorrow morning to take part in the shoe and shirt deals.
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Chandler's
Spielberger’s
Senate and House to Have New Furnishings in Alabama
Montgomery July 30 The capitol commission will meet in August with Governor O Neal to plan refurnishing the Senate and House chambers. Old chairs benches and underfooting will be replaced with modern desks carpet or linoleum. Project cost runs to several thousand dollars but no special session is implied.
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Montgomery
House
Senate
Alabama
Capitol Commission
O'Neal
General Assembly
Man Injured As Auto Strikes Bank Street Pedestrian
Joseph Willeford, employee of Thomas and Mainardery, was struck by Judge W H Simpson’s car on Bank Street just below Lyons Hotel after stepping from a street car. He suffered a shattered knee and other bruises and was taken to Watson Greer infirmary. Simpson called the accident unavoidable and regretted the incident.
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Joseph Willeford
Thomas & Mainardery Firm
W. H. ‘Simpson
Willeford
Bank Street
Lyons
Watson-Greer
W. H. Simpson
Oklahoma boosters nabbed by phille police
Philadelphia detectives arrested W. F. Gorsuch of Baltimore and Victor Bauhe of New York after they posed as sent by the McAllister board of trade to sell land in a government timber reserve along the Chotaw river. each man held on $800 bail for false pretenses.
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Philadelphia
W. F. Gorsuch
Baltimore
Victor Bauhe
New York
McAllister Board of Trade
Chotaw
Sheriff McCullochs Salt Suit Progress Stalled In Court
Court officials continue to discuss the sheriff's suit as Sheriff McCulloch rests and reads the Fuller bill seized in the seizure. Attorneys behind the suit smile and deny withdrawal plans while promising to press forward with no new developments today.
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Sheriff McCulloch
Patterson May Lose Out On Register Appointment
Washington reports that Senator Hoke Smith and Senator Gore pressed President Wilson over Patterson a black Oklahoma nominee for register of the treasury The group signaled no push to confirm Patterson and hinted his withdrawal would not be surprising Oklahoma authority Owen favored modest segregation of negro appointments while opposing a posting that would place him over white staff A secretary later referenced the matter as a well roasted issue.
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Washington
Hoke Smith
Gore
Oklahoma
Wilson
A. E B. Patterson
Register of the Treasury
Patterson
Democratic National Committee
Owen
White House
Register
New York Commercial Wit Shines in State Department Quip
In a brief exchange Mr. Bryan showcases ready wit and a pragmatic, forgiving temperament. The remark about coffee roasting serves as a humorous aside reflecting his approach to persistent disputes and ongoing negotiations in public service.
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New York
Bryan
Department of State
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